Vagina Monologues auditions

TRAVERSE CITY — Open auditions for the third annual local production of "The Vagina Monologues" will be held January 16 and 17 in West Hall on NMC's main campus.

A script will be provided. Auditions are from noon-2 p.m. Jan. 16 and 4-6 p.m. Jan. 17 in the West Hall conference room on the main level. The production of Eve Ensler's play is scheduled for Feb. 22 in Milliken Auditorium, sponsored by NMC Student Life as well as Third Level Crisis Center.

In the past, the show has featured women ranging from high school age to their 60s. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit Traverse City's Women's Resource Center, which works to end domestic and sexual violence in the Grand Traverse area. Over 38 years the agency has grown from a handful of committed volunteers to a staff of 45 professionals covering five counties, three satellite offices, a 24-hour emergency shelter, three transition homes and a retail thrift shop.